Written evidence to be reported to the House
Counter-Terrorism Bill
4:00 pm
Sir Ken Macdonald: This is a matter on which there are strong opinions, both inside and outside Parliament. Data sharing is a hugely useful investigative tool and source of evidence for prosecutors. We have seen the enormous use that we have been able to make of the DNA database—I am thinking particularly of cold case reviews, but material of that sort is increasing deployed by prosecutors to great effect in our Crown courts. Data sharing is a valuable tool, and one that we would encourage.